Planning

Soft Market Testing - City Advice Service

  • City of London Corporation

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-038641

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c13e

Published 29 November 2024, 3:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City of London Corporation

Guildhall

London

EC2P 2EJ

Email

Mohammad.Mostafa@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2076063030

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.capitalesourcing.com

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Soft Market Testing - City Advice Service

Reference number

prj_COL_24684

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The City of London Corporation (the ‘City’) is carrying out Pre-procurement market engagement (‘PPME’) in relation to a City Advice Service.

The City will consider the feedback received to help inform its options and decision-making. For the avoidance of doubt, this phase of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the City is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier from participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation’s own cost. The City will reimburse no expense in responding to this PPME.

Please refer to II.2.4) for more information.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London Corporation (the City) has for a new City Advice Service.

The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire — to be received by 12.00pm Noon on 03.01.2025 via the capital esourcingportal.

If your organisation would like to participate in this market engagement exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the soft market testing questionnaire which can be found on the City’s e-procurement portal at www.capitalesourcing.com

Participants should register as a supplier on the portal on the aforementioned link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled ‘City Advice Service’ where the questionnaire can be obtained.

Please ensure the questionnaire is uploaded to the capital esourcing portal www.capitalesourcing.com by 12.00pm Noon on 03.01.2025.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

29 November 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This PPME is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘CapitaleSourcing’ (url:www.capitalesourcing.com).

Therefore, to access the PPME documentation please register on the system and then search using 'City Advice Service'.

Organisations must submit their completed SMT questionnaire, together with any supporting documents via the system by the return deadline of 12.00 pm Noon on 03.01.2025 in order to participate and registration is free.

SMT questionnaire submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.

The City will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their SMT questionnaire.